For everything from saving lives to taking fire, 10 Derry Township police officers and one resident were presented awards during the July 23 Derry Township Supervisors meeting. Three officers received multiple awards. Four-Hour Gunfight Full Story

Ask The Editor Before we take off for our annual summer vacation, here are some answers to questions we hear a lot here at The Sun …
Q: I’ve noticed you like to run photos of young and attractive people in the paper. Why?
A: Duh.
Q: No, really, why? Full Story

Tim’s on the Square After 13 Years In the 13 years he has been in business at Tim’s Personal Training, Tim Pollock has moved six times. His last move to 11 E. Main St. in Hummelstown took place April 1 – no fooling!
“I always wanted to be on the square,” Pollock said. Full Story

Renee Gondek Weds Austin Reynolds Renee Marie Gondek and Austin Windsor Reynolds, both of Charlottesville, Va., were married June 8, 2013, at Moonstone Manor, Elizabethtown, by Mayor John McBeth. A reception was held at the Manor afterwards. Full Story

Religious Writ Hell is a Bible term. The Bible never uses hell as a contemptuous epithet like those who say they do not believe there is such a place seem to use freely. There was a time in our country when the term was the subject of the preacher’s message. North Carolina Evangelist Vance Havner began his ministry in a country church where a farmer did not appreciate Vance’s sermons about hell. Full Story

The Philadelphia Eagles recently opened training camp in Philadelphia for the first time since the 40s. The team has had several different homes for training camp through the years, including a 16-year stint in Derry Township from 1951-1967. Full Story

Reigel Notions Having lunch with Ernie Accorsi, as I did last Thursday at Fenicci’s in Hershey, can turn into a riveting 10- mile hike down memory lane.
Accorsi, who started his career as an NFL executive in 1970, has a story for every occasion and is most gracious in sharing them. Full Story

Obituaries

Charles A. Ancharski Major Charles A. Ancharski, U.S. Army, Retired, 83, a resident at Traditions of Hershey in Campbelltown and formerly of Hershey, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2013, in the Select Specialty Hospital, Harrisburg.
Born on March 6, 1930, in Hazleton, he was the son of the late Joseph and Frances (Shambelan) Ancharski. Full Story

Neale W. Brown Neale W. Brown, 90, of Hershey, died on Monday, July 22, 2013 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. Born October 26, 1922 in Jaffrey, NH, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Thelma (Wellington) Brown. Full Story